Shrawani Shagun

Today Subject Mains Prelims CSAT GS3 › Science & Technology India strengthens credible nuclear deterrence under NFU The operational deployment of India's nuclear arsenal underscores its second-strike capability while reaffirming its no-first-use doctrine amid global nuclear trends.

When we imagine space warfare, we picture shattered satellites and orbital debris. The reality is quieter but also more dangerous. The markers of modern orbital conflict are signal loss, deliberate misdirection, and sudden system failures. In the initial hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a cyber-attack crippled Viasat’s KA-SAT network, severing vital communications across Europe.

There’s at least one space race already underway to get to the moon. There’s also another one: to claim radio frequencies and orbital slots in the limited space around the earth. The main participants of this race are companies launching large fleets of satellites working together, called megaconstellations.